Standardized Testing

Presentation Plan

In this session, participants:

• Become aware of the complexity of testing issues.
• Understand the limitations of a single test score.
• Learn to bring a critical sense to news reports about testing.
• Leave with a collection of practical things they can do to help their child succeed.

Use:
Can stand alone as a single session. Good session in a series to follow Standards For Learning and/or Classroom Assessment.

Time Frame: 2 hours

Key Concepts Addressed

Purpose of Assessment

Are Tests Accurate?

Multiple Measures

Accountability

Standardized Testing

Parent's Role

Related Tools
	Testing, Testing, 1,2,3
	Testing, your Child, and the System
	Testing Tales
	Are Tests Accurate?
	What Is Standardized Testing?
	What Is a Parent’s Role?

Handouts
	Why Test Students?
	What Parents Should Know About Test Types
	Effects of State Testing
	Helping Your Child Perform Well on Tests
	Test Taking
	What Parents Should Know About Test Accuracy and Use
	Issues in Testing Very Young Children
	Testing Students with Learning Disabilities
	Achievement Gaps in Our Schools
	Using Student Tests to Measure Teacher Quality
	Making Sense of Test Scores
	What Are “Multiple Intelligences?”
	Multiple Intelligences and Your Children
	No Child Left Behind